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WE Are the Church

Dear Friends, Fall is my favorite times of the year… beautiful leaves, dusting off sweaters, football rivalries, and the State Fair. It is also a time in our annual church rhythm that brings a lot of excitement. Many of our programs have just recently kicked off, but it is never too late to get involved…

Preparing Next Year’s Garden

Hello people of St. Paul’s!   This past week I joined the staff at your parish to assist you in your time of transition. I am eager to learn from you and enjoy fellowship and worship in this beautiful parish that you all call home. Read A Letter from the New Interim Associate Rector

Learning Together

Dear friends,   One of my favorite paintings is “Christ Learning to Read” (1914) by Henry Ossawa Tanner. In it, we see Jesus as a young boy, maybe 8 or 9 years old, nestled by his mother’s side. She holds a scroll, and together they focus on its tiny words.   Jesus looks like he’s…

Let’s Write a Story Together

Dear Friends,   I love stories that spend a lot of time in character development, revealing what is going on behind the action scenes. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good Star Wars battle scene, but the lessons of Yoda and Obi-Wan to the young Jedi Padawans are what I remember more – the…